Equipment manufacturers

Xaar has acquired fellow UK inkjet specialist and customer FFEI in a £9m-plus deal.

The Stationers’ Company has elected what is believed to be its first Master from the print machinery supplier fraternity as it inches closer to unveiling the £7.5m revamp of Stationers’ Hall.

Epson has expanded its portfolio of PrecisionCore printheads with a new range to meet the accelerated shift towards digital printing in the commercial and industrial sectors.

Roland DG has extended the capabilities of its VersaUV LEC2 Series of UV roll-to-roll printer/cutters and VersaUV LEC2 S-Series UV flatbed printers.

Whether it buying a business, disposing of an asset or pitching for contracts, money did a lot of the talking on Printweek.com’s most read last month.

Zund UK has partnered with not-for-profit social enterprise Fashion-Enter to showcase a sustainable microfactory concept.

Markem-Imaje has acquired tech firm Blue Bite, which develops software for brand authentication and ‘product commerce’ whereby any product can be turned into a sales channel.

Canon has launched a sub-£60k entry level UV-LED flatbed targeted at new entrants into wide-format and established players looking to diversify.

Böwe Systec UK has won a tender to supply the Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) with its high security enclosing technology.

Unusually, we feature one of the briefings on the issue's cover and over its three pages we get under the skin of the direct-to-garment opportunity and ask if it's the future of apparel printing.